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CYRUS A. TAFT, OF \VHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITINMACHINE \VORKS, INCORPORATED, OF SAME PLACE.

SEPARATOR FOR SPINNING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'NO. 540,198, dated May 28,1895.

Application filed February 21, 1895. Serial No. 539,167- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUS A. TAFT, of Whitinsville, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Separators for SpinningMachines; and I herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in devices for separatingthe yarn passing from the guides of the thread-board to the variousspindles and to prevent the undue ballooning of the same from thecentrifugal force imparted thereto by the action of the ring-traveler.

The object of the invention is to more thoroughly separate the yarnspassing to adjacent spindles.

Another object is to so construct a separating device that, while actingto separate the yarn for the entire length of the bobbin at the lowertraverse of the ring-rail, they will not interfere with the upwardtraverse of the ring-rail, either by resisting this traverse by addingweight thereto, or by obstructing the space through which the railtraverses.

Still another object is to so constructa separator device that-whileadapted to separate the yarns passing to the spindles for a space equalto the limits of traverse of the ring.rail,

the separator may be completely removed from between the spindles forthe purpose of,

The invention consists in the use of a series of separators locatedbetween each pair of spindles and mounted on independent supports,together with means for actuating the supports at different speeds.

The invention also consistsin the combination with a series of actuatingmechanisms, each of which may be independently operated, of shaftsjournaled in the respective actuating-mechanisms and separator-bladesmounted on the shafts and arranged so that the blades on one shaft maymove past the blades on the other shaft.

The invention also consists in the combination with an upper and lowerseparator-shaft journaled in bearings, of a series of separators securedto each shaft, and mechanism for preventing the undue rotation of theshafts.

The invention also consists in the combination with a plurality ofactuating mechanisms, of shafts journaled in the actuating mechanisms,clutching devices for preventing undue rotation of the shafts, andblades carried by the separator-shafts.

The invention still further consists in such other novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts, as may hereinafter be more fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a cross-sectional view of a portion of aspinning-frame, showing the improved separator devices. Fig. 2represents a rear view of portions of the same. Fig. 3 represents anenlarged detail view showing one form of clutch connectionfol-preventing the undue rotation of the separator-shafts.

Similar numbers of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

In the drawings 5 represents a portion of the top of a spinning -frameto which the thread-board 6 is secured, the blocks 77, hinged to thethread-board, being provided with yarn-guides or. pig-tails 88.

The ring-rail 9 is of any usual construction being mounted on theordinary actuating-rod 10 which is vertically movable in bearingsprovided on the bolster-rail 11 and on the lower rail 12 and operatedthrough the usual mechanism, consisting of the rock-shaft l3 and the arm14 secured to the rock-shaft ona bearing secured to which arm theactuating rod 10 is supported. The rock-shaft 13 ex? tends across thespinning-frame and the arm let extends at right angles to the rock-shaftin a vertical plane parallel to that in which the ring-rail traverses.

On the arm 14 are mounted the pins or studs 15 and 16 furnished withanti-friction sleeves, and on these sleeves are supported theseparator-actuating rods 17 and 18 vertically reciprocal in the guides19 and 20 secured to the rails lland 12. At the upper ends of theseactuating-rods are bearings 21 and 22 in which the separator-shafts 23and 24 are journaled. To prevent the undue rotation of theseparator-shafts, by the overbalancing of the separator-blades they areconnected with the bearings 21 and 22 by clutch-connections of which oneform is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. In this construction thebearingsleeves 21 or 22 have notches 25 and adjacent to these bearingsthe collars 26, secured to the separator-shafts, have projections 27which engage in the notches 25 of the bearings 21 or 22 and resist therotation of the separator-shafts. The collars 26 are preferably formedin part with the separator-blades 28 or 29, but separate collars may beused for the purpose of making the connection with the bearing-sleeveswith which the collars 26 are held in intimate contact by springs, as30, surrounding the separator-shaft and bearing on the sleeve 21 or 22and against the collar 26 of the next separator which is also clamped tothe separator-shaft, the spring 30 exerting a pressure to draw thecollar 26 toward the sleeve 21.

The separator-blades 28 and 29 may be of any usual construction and arefurnished with collars by means of which they may be secured to theseparator-shafts. The blades 28 are however, preferably narrower thanthose marked 29 owingto the shorter traverse necessary for the upperseries. The wide blades 29 are so located on the separator-shaft 22 thatin their upper traverse they may pass by the blades 28 and may enter thespaces between the blocks 7-7. The traverse of the separator-blades isregulated by the location of the pins 15 and 16 on the arm 14, thedistance traversed by the blades 29 being greater than that traversed bythe blades 28. In the doffing process the blades 28 are thrown downwardand those marked 29 are thrown upward, the rotation of theseparator-shafts allowing the blades to pass wholly from between thespindles as is not the case where a single separator-blade ot' thenecessary width is used.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a separator, the combination with a pluralityof separator blades operatively mounted between each pair of spindles,of actuating mechanism independent ofthe ringrail for actuating theseparator-blades.

2. In a separator, the combination with a plurality of separator-bladesbetween each pair of spindles, and independent rotatable supports oneach of which one of the blades is mounted, of independentactuating-mechanisms adapted to actuate the supports, and connectionsbetween said mechanisms and the supports.

3. In a separator-mechanism, the combination with a plurality ofindependent actuating-rods reciprocal in vertical guides, means foractuating the rods at different speeds, and separator-shafts journaledin the actuatingrods, of a series of separator-blades secured to eachshaft, as described.

4. The combination with a spinning-machine provided with the rock-shaft13, the arm 14 secured to the rock-shaft and furnished with the pins 15and 16, of the actuating-rod 17 supported on the pin 15, the bearing 21secured to the red, the shaft 23 journaled therein, the separator-blades28 secured to the shaft, the actuating-rod 18 supported by the pin 16,the sleeve 22 on said rod, the shaft 24 journaled therein, and theseparator-blades 29 mounted on said shaft.

In witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand.

CYRUS A. TAFT.

Witnesses:

HENRY J MILLER, JOSEPH A. MILLER, Jr.

